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The chief executive of Delphi Automotive, the auto supplier that supplied the defective switch
to General Motors which has been linked to at least 13 deaths, said yesterday that the automaker
was responsible for approving the faulty part design.

Rodney O’Neal, testifying in front of Congress, said his company made “the switch that GM
approved and wanted.”

“GM knowingly approved a final design that included less torque than the original target,” he
said in prepared written testimony he was scheduled to make to members of a Senate subcommittee. “
In our view, that approval established the final specification.”

GM has linked 13 deaths and 54 crashes to the specific defect, in which the ignition switch can
slip from the “run” to the “accessory” position, causing the engine to stall, air bags to not
deploy, and a loss of power brakes and power steering.

O’Neal said Delphi has four production lines running to make ignition switches to replace the
faulty parts that have been recalled by GM. He said Delphi has shipped more than 1 million
switches.